Costeño Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on the cards for Costeño Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Overall, this is going to be a slow burner. The first week is very average, with a lot of marginal conditions and messy wind. The real story is a standout window right around Friday the 10th of July where everything lines up for a proper session. That’s the one to pencil in. After that, it gets pretty ordinary again.

Right now, we’ve got a bit of a flat-ish start really. Saturday the 4th of July has some knee to waist high NE swell pushing in at about 4ft, but it’s glassy in the morning which is the only saving grace. Water temp is 80° and pretty normal for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

Sunday the 5th and into the next week is frustrating. The swell builds slowly, but the wind is mostly cross-on from the ENE, putting a chop on the face. The waves are around 5ft to 6ft, but with that period only around 7 to 8 seconds, it’s a bit weak and jumbled. The combined energy sits between 241 and 423 (moderate wave energy), but it’s just not clean enough to get excited about. Tuesday through Thursday the 7th to 9th is more of the same – bigger numbers on the board, around 6ft to 7ft, but the wind stays cross-on.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Friday the 10th of July is the one. We get a proper pulse of NE swell hitting 8ft with a period of 10 seconds – that’s some real groundswell energy. The combined energy jumps right up to 1300 (strong wave energy), and the wind goes dead calm, glassy conditions in the morning. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. The swell is coming from the NE, which is exactly what Costeño needs (optimum swell direction), and with those straight offshore conditions from the SSW, it’s going to be clean as a whistle. Saturday morning the 11th still has 8ft of swell, but the wind picks up from the ENE to 9 mph and it gets a bit choppy, so take the Friday.

The rest of the second week is hit and miss. We get a couple of nice clean afternoons on Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th with offshore and glassy wind, and swell around 6ft to 7ft. The crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so it might be worth a paddle if you miss the main event. But honestly, after the 10th, the energy drops off and the cross-on wind makes everything a bit average. Through to the 19th, it’s mostly marginal surf with moderate combined energy and choppy conditions. Not much to write home about.

Rusty.

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